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THE KDK REPORT: The vanishing sun
THE recent solar eclipse lasted just four minutes. During those four minutes, many parts of the world were cast into total darkness and, collectively, we were all reminded of the awe and mystery of this planet. In those moments, I couldn’t help but wonder what our ancestors thought of such a phenomenon. One can safely assume they didn’t have safety eyewear to protect their confused gazes as the day’s light suddenly disappeared without explanation. They also didn’t have the comfort of knowing that the acute darkness was fleeting. So, while four minutes for us felt short and we wished it could last longer. For them it must have been terrifyingly long.
EDITORIAL: Public funds for party travel rightly queried
PUBLIC use of funds has come under the spotlight recently – and the Office of the Prime Minister did itself no favours yesterday with a statement that sounded petulant at best.
EDITORIAL: Evidence there to check the facts
EVIDENCE is a powerful thing.
Unsung songs in The Bahamas
Our African traditions are often celebrated for the oral aspects of passing information down from one generation to another. Some might be inclined to generalise African people and African culture as a monolith, without very important distinctions. Without getting into an exposition on the wide variety of African societies, I will simply draw attention to the documented vast and exceptional libraries of Timbuktu.
Man jailed unlawfully for eight years dies aged 59
ATAIN Takitota, who was awarded more than $1m for being unlawfully detained in prison for eight years, the largest sum of its kind in The Bahamas, died last month at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
Age and climate change - the real time machine
AGE/AGEING is the real time machine, created by God Himself and not by man’s ingenuity. Like climate change, to which I am a recent and reluctant adherent, age and aging are real phenomena.
WORLD VIEW: America’s Democracy not trumped in mid-term vote
IN my commentary last week entitled, US Mid-term elections: a defining moment for the World, I pointed out that no less a person than Joseph R Biden Jr, the President of the United States of America, proclaimed that democracy is at stake in his country.
THE KDK REPORT: A Warbler in the prairie
FOR over a century, The Commonwealth of The Bahamas has been revered across the globe as a tropical paradise.
THE KDK REPORT: A Warbler in the prairie
FOR over a century, The Commonwealth of The Bahamas has been revered across the globe as a tropical paradise.
FACE TO FACE: A pastor and a visionary
PASTOR Kendal “Kenny” Carroll has always had a prophetic gift. Even as a child, his mother pointed out that he has “inner sight”, as his dreams and visions would come true, and help family and friends in their lives. He also had the gift of speech, and together, these two talents gave way to his path and purpose in life.
‘Ya born dere, ya born dere’
Who are we? Saxon’s Superstars want to know.
They served with distinction
The police force is an institution comprised of dedicated men and women of integrity, but like in most such institutions, there will be one or two who do not meet those criteria.
PETER YOUNG: The other side of the world but how similar is the game being played
GIVEN the US media’s well known preoccupation with domestic affairs, it is perhaps no surprise there was sparse coverage this side of the Atlantic of Australia’s federal elections ten days ago.
FRONT PORCH: COVID-19 – Magical Thinking is Killing Us
SINCE December, a steady flow of Bahamians have continued to die from COVID-19. The great majority of these were unvaccinated. More will continue to die, especially with a new wave likely on the horizon in the weeks ahead. Some estimate a new wave may begin within six to eight weeks.
THE KDK REPORT: When tomorrow never comes
A UNIVERSAL unwavering truth is that at some point, we will all die.
THE KDK REPORT: When tomorrow never comes
A UNIVERSAL unwavering truth is that at some point, we will all die.
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